Due in March 07 - Gettin' ready to Pop.

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This must be our 100th thread.

Possibly.

Tx Lunar... love the bold primary colours on this site and the cheeky prints!! I need to have a fresher brain to do the conversion to ££ but the prices do seem reasonable.

evenhope-sounds like a nightmare.i remember my mum's boiler being condemned,the guy said we were all lucky to be alive.we were without hot water for 2 weeks,i remember it well cos i took to going swimming every day so i could shower.
hope you manage to get it sorted.

ive been taking iron tablets,i didnt even read the leaflet,just the bit where it says take one a dayso ive just been chucking it down my throat in the morning with the other things.

rosy-i must have blanked out the experiences of going shopping with 3 young children.i dont think it was fun.actually,i think going shopping with any children who can talk is a nightmare.as soon as they can say 'i want',thats it.

there was no karaoke last night.i am waiting for tonight now.dd2 is finally settling back into her routine now-slept 12 hours last night for the first time since moving.i just hope she doesnt get disturbed again.

if having children later keeps you young then ive got no hope-my first born will be 9 tomorrow.my moneys on ds2 to produce the first grandchild though.think i'll lock him up till he's 35.

31+3(girl)

Evenhope what a mare about your boiler, you rely on it for so much too. In our last house our boiler was always on the blink, but although it was a pain, it didn't cost us anything because we were renting so the landlord paid. Hope you manage to get it sorted.

Shopping with kids... well our Asda has just started doing deliveries in this area, so I might give that a whirl until I am used to the idea of actually having a baby let alone taking him anywhere!

I am very confident that I will win the bank case. The banks are desperate for it not to go to court, as that sets a precident and then they will have to refund everyone's charges. Still it is a tad stressful waiting for letters to land and the like!

TheBlonde your mil thread turned a bit controversial didn't it!? Good grief, I thought it was only discussion of religion and politics that could turn sour but it seems on here that everything can get people infuriated! Reading the thread you'd think your op had said "I hate my mil and am thinking of poisoning her chips whaddaya reckon?"

Diva happy birthday for tomorrow for your dc1!

I had better go and get ready I am going round my mate's house, feels like years since I've been anywhere other than work, home or Supermarket, how exciting!!!!

Evenhope and diva - hope you have also been given vit c tablets to take with your iron ones?

Lunar - photos of your ds are great! No doubt he is already a better skier than me. Do you always visit the same resort?

Diva, just saw you posted on that thread about children changing your relationships. it was interesting as we both said the same thing about it being perfectly managable with up to three kids, then no, 4 tips things over the edge. It's so true. With three i still went out at leaast once a week, still went to the pub, had sex, had frinds. With the arrival of no. 4 it just all vannished.

Evenhope, that's so annoying about the boiler, Thank heavens it's not too cold yet. When will you get a replacement ?

muppet - we've had season tickets for the same resort in Canada, where most of those photos were taken, for several years. I'd love to have learnt as early as ds did - it's all so natural to him that I don't hink he actually notices it's anything different to walking.

kitty-i also find its less socially acceptable to have more than 3 children.my life should begin at 40,then,when ds and dd1 have got to 18 and moved out.i will only have 3 at home again then.

muppet-i was offered vitamin c tablets but i said theres no point as i drink loads of orange juice.

theblonde-i dont understand what happened on your mil thread.i honestly didnt realsie people were that sentimental about clothes.dont get me wrong,i couldnt have managed without the kind donations of baby clothes i got from friends over the years,but these were friends with 1-2 year olds who were fed up with baby clothes taking up space and who were glad to see them go to a good home...nothing sentimental about it.

Muppet, the Canadian seasons passes Lunar mentions cost in for less than two weeks a year, so don't think of us at that keen

Nevertheless, working backwards, DS has had a week in Davos, a week in Solden, two weeks in Canada, and week in Mayrofen (all full days), then prior to that a week in Chatel (half days), four weeks in Canada (1 to 2 hours per day), and .... I can't remember before then! Also numberous sessions on the plastic slope when I've been up there teaching over the past X years.

But as Lunar says I don't [t]hink he actually notices it's anything different to walking.

We were up the local artificial slope last night. DS is going to have to pull his socks up: there are other 4 and 5 year-olds around which are trying their hardest to catch him - good, motiviation

Evening All,

Have had a busy day today, so have only just caught up, gosh you lot are prolific posters

Have bought a chest of drawers for the nursery, and picked up a rocker/glider chair that I bought on eBay - it's great, but DD1 has already appropriated it for her use!

Muppet - I've got to go to the hospital on Tuesday for an extra growth scan as there is some concern that the baby might be a biggun. DD1 was 9lb 1oz though, so am expecting another biggish one this time too. I have read that the growth scans are only 50-60% accurate anyway, and can be out by up to 2lb either way, so can't really see the point .

Foxy - diabetes will go once the baby arrives, but it does increase my chance of getting Type 2 diabetes to 50% so I will need to be fairly sensible about my diet afterwards too.

Lunar - I am in Needham Market, (just west of Ipswich), it's a nice town to live in, has most things that you need, but there are fields behind our house and it's still fairly rural.

Evenhope - sorry to hear about your boiler packing up, that's one of the things that worries me about buying a house, all the unexpected expenses, I hope you get it sorted soon.

Rosy - I hope you feel better soon.

Sorry about the mammoth post, hope I haven't bored you all too much , must go and put DD1 to bed.

1973magpie, how old is your dd1, will she share toys with your new baby?

Diva / Kitty, did you both want big families from before you'd even had children, or was it just that you liked dc1 so much that you wanted lots? I would love to have a really big family, but I'll have to see how I get on with one first!

Having said that, I just came back from my friend's house, her ds is adorable, so cute! They had him through IVF and it worked first time round, so they managed on the NHS. However they are trying again and it hasn't worked first time around, so now they have to pay £4k to have IVF again. It really brought it home to me how lucky I am just even to be pregnant.

Aw and she gave me a little rocking snail, from mamas and papas as well!

Moss DD1 is 6 (7 in April) so I don't think they will be sharing toys

However, DD1 is very very keen on babies (and has been for about 4 years!) so I will have to be careful or she will take over as 'mother'

Magpie, I'd let her if I were you . Mine all muck in with each other and also beat each other up. The boys think nothing of the baby's poo nappies, they don't flinch, actually none of them do.

Mossy, I neverthought I'd have this many, I just kept waning to have more and more.
I'm a sucker for very newborns and I'm also fascinated aboout what each one will look like. It's almost like "oh, lets do it again and see what the next on looks like " !
This has to be the end now. It's too tiring and too restricting, not to mention expensive .
Dp and I were saying this morning how we will need to up- size so many things once ds3 comes along, e.g kitchen table, fridges, freezers. general storage.
How many would you like to have?

Hi everyone - I have read your posts (honest!) but it would take too much mental focus for me to reply to them all right now

Kitty - I'm suffering from the same thing you have had: I'm really curious about what another child would look like - partly cos they're mixed race and the two we have are so different. If I wasn't so old, am sure I'd go for a fourth, but your comments on "the 4th tips it over" are thankfully putting me off LOL!

I also agree Diva about four + being less social acceptable. For some reason its considered "normal" nowadays to want 1, 2 or 3. Anything more and people kind of look in horror. We got LOADS of stick for wanting a third even. We got daily comments of "well you've got one of each haven't you - why on earth do you want another one?"

Very, very bizarre IMHO. I love big families

magpie - so you're near to Alder Carr? We go out to the Farmer's Market there sometimes when we're visitng my parent.

magpie-my auntie lives in suffolk.framlingham,do you know it?

moss-i never planned to have any children.i never liked children before i had them,they scared the crap out of me.whats happened is every time ive decided im going to do something with my life(ie go to college,get a career etc)ive ended up getting pregnant.theres psychological issues in that i think but still,if i hadnt got pregnant when i did then i wouldnt have my lovely children

fox-its even worse when you have 2 of eachi'm sure people just think i'm plain greedy.
actually,i was suprised i got pregnant this time seeing as it was planned.

note to self-keep away from theblondes mil thread.there are hormones flying around it

So I'm about to tip over the edge with four then..oh-oh. Actually I'm cheating...ds1 being 15 and very helpful.

It is amazing how unique and special each child is that comes along. I am wondering what this little one is going to be like.

Evenhope that must be so annoying about your boiler but thank goodness it wasn't left unnoticed. Faulty boilers are scarey!

I am really looking forward to being 'not pregnant' again now. It will be so lovely to be able to lie on my tummy again...my favourite going to sleep position!

8 weeks to go and counting! (boy)

rosy-i think its different when you dont have to drag all 4 out with you everywhere you go,and put up with 'ooh,you've got your hands full' type comments

I already get those comments all the time! Maybe becuase my children are so loud! (I don't know where they get it from)

Lunar - yes, Alder Carr was the farm shop that I was referring to in my earlier post! I love their stuff, but it can be a bit pricey. There is a good fruit and veg stall at the car boot sale by Needham Lake too. Whereabouts do you live now?

Diva - I used to live in Framlingham when I had DD1, I lived in a HA bungalow surrounded by elderly people who all used to rush out of their doors every time I left the house with DD in her pram .

I would love to live in Framlingham again, but DH's family and SDD all live in Shropshire and he wants to move westwards not further into Suffolk!!

It's funny you all talking about having large families, I always wanted loads of kids when I was younger, but then I had DD, and found it much harder than I imagined I got rid of all my baby stuff after I had her because I was so sure that I'd never have any more, so have had to start over for this one

I'm a "Diva" on this one - kids always scared the crap out of me too until I had my own. When friends used to give me their babies to hold I found it terrifying and inevitable the babies would turn bright pink and start creaming as soon as I held them .

I've become addicted after having DS and kind of wish I'd started earlier so I could squeeze another in (or out...). I deliberately left it as long as possible and didn't have DS1 until I was 36....

Rosy/Diva - I agree people do seem to think its "greedy" to want more than one of each, I've definately had that comment for just wanting baby No3. Its seems to be viewed as excessive - like owning to many cars or something LOL!!

Must pop over and check out TheBlondes thread again....

BTW morning everyone

33 weeks today (baby boy)

oops that was meant to be "and inevitably the babies would turn bright pink and start screaming as soon as I held them" - deliberate mistake

The gas man popped back with 2 new fan heaters so we weren't too cold yesterday. I'm hoping he's back on Monday to discuss the new boiler but I don't know how long it will take.

Diva I'm so pleased you had no karaoke on Friday night. How was last night? We had awful neighbours when I had my first and it really affects every aspect of your life. It was the best day ever when they moved out (coincidentally within a week of receiving a letter from our solicitor about the noise )

We've already got 4 kids- this is the 5th. I found that the 4th didn't make much difference except for the car/ bedroom problems. i didn't appreciate the "are they all yours?" comments- usually said in a sort of breathless incredulity. Shouldn't get it this time because the eldest 2 have left home and the other 2 won't be far behind them. (we'll have people criticising us for having an "only" )

Good heavens it really seems like you can't win doesn't it, people say some stupid things ("are they all yours?" wtf? "no, I've stolen them") well, I suppose if anyone gives you the evils over having a large family you could always say to them, "well, they'll be working to pay for your pension in 20 years time so be grateful I've a few of them!"

Well these dogs aren't going to walk themselves and I've people round in an hour so I'd better keep this short and go and get on!!

I don't take it as judgemental, I think usually people are just being nosey and friendly so doesn't bother me...I like that. The people who are being judgemental probably don't say anything in fact! They just look from the corner of their eye with their noses slightly in the air

Rosy - some do judge (without knowing the facts) and tell you about it. I quite frequently had people telling me how I was depriving ds because he was an only child. At the time we'd been trying unsuccesfully for years to have another one, but they all seemed to assume that it was a lifestyle choice.